Sensing China: Modern Transformations of Sensory Culture (Routledge Contemporary China Series)

Synopsis

This book presents the first collection of studies of the senses and sensory experiences in China, filling a gap in sensory research while offering new approaches to Chinese Studies. Bringing together 12 chapters by literary scholars and historians, this book critically interrogates the deeply rooted meanings that the senses have coded in Chinese culture and society. Built on an exploration of the sensorium in early Chinese thought and late imperial literature, this book reveals the sensory manifestations of societal change and cultural transformation in China from the nineteenth century to the present day. It features in-depth examinations of a variety of concepts, representations, and practices, including aural and visual paradigms in ancient Chinese texts; odours in Ming-Qing literature and Republican Shanghai; the tactility of kissing and the sonic culture of community singing in the Republican era; the socialist sensorium in art, propaganda, memory, and embodied experiences; and contemporary-era multisensory cultural practices. Engaging with the exciting "sensory turn," this original work makes a unique contribution to the world history of the senses, and will be a valuable resource to scholars and students of Chinese Literature, History, Cultural Studies, and Media.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

298 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000626971

Related ISBNs:

9781032008837, 9781003176220, 9781032008776

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/16/22

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Shengqing Wu and Xuelei Huang

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Social Studies

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Shengqing Wu

Edited by:

Xuelei Huang